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The attached pictures are of a Quarry Tiled floor in a kitchen and family room of a cottage in Kemsing, Kent. The cottage was undergoing a full renovation and extension, and the quarry tiled floor was recently installed, however it was not sealed prior to grouting, and a grey grout haze was now sitting across the whole floor. Quarry tiles are highly porous and if not sealed before grouting the grout sitting on the tile soaks in leaving the colour of the grout as a haze over the tile.

Cleaning Quarry Tiles

There had been a number of tradesmen working constantly on the premises so it was difficult to tell what was grout haze and what was builders mess so I the first job was to give the floor a good clean. For this I used a strong mixture of Tile Doctor Pro-Clean diluted with water in a 3:1 ratio. I also added a squirt of Tile Doctor NanoTech Ultra-Clean” which is an abrasive clean cleaner and processed to apply the solution to the floor. I left the solution to dwell on the floor for a short while and then scrubbed the floor using my weighted floor scrubbing machine fitted with a black 17inch scrubbing pad. The cleaning residue was removed using a wet vacuum and we could now see all the grout haze quite clearly.

Removing Grout Haze from Quarry Tiles

To remove the grout haze one part Tile Doctor “Grout Clean-up” was mixed with three parts water and poured into a spray bottle; Grout Clean-up is a product specifically designed for removing grout haze. This was then sprayed onto the floor, covering an area of around 1m2 and spread so it covered the grout haze evenly. This was allowed to dwell on the tile for three to four minutes before I agitated the solution by hand with a pan scrubber and water. This was then vacuumed up before I took a scrubbing brush and clean water from another bucket and scrubbed the area, before again vacuuming up. This ensured that all the formula had been cleansed from the floor; this process was repeated across the whole floor, working on 1m2 at a time and then left to dry ready for sealing.

Sealing Quarry Tiles

The floor was now ready for sealing; Quarry tile floors can accept two types of sealer, a topical sealer or an impregnated sealer. I usually recommend Tile Doctor “Seal & Go” for Quarry tiled floors which is a Topical sealer as it is easier to maintain. On this occasion however the customer wanted to wait until they had completed decorating and was happy to seal the floor themselves, so I gave them advice on what sealers to use and how best to use them and left them to it.

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Dear Jason, As I missed you, just wanted to say a big thanks for saving my floor! I can now sweep and wash it and it looks like its actually been done for the first time in 5 years. I will obviously be in once we have saved up and put the new kitchen in so we can do the other floor. Once again, many thanks.Mrs. D. Wilcox, Tenterden

The terracotta floor looks lovely.Mrs Bennett, Canterbury

The work carried out on my kitchen tiles was excellent. I was worried that the marks would not come out of the tiles but Jason did a really good job and I am very pleased with the results.Bal, Longfield

I found Mr Gates to be a desent hard working man, who is dedicated to offering a good friendly service. Mr Gates went out of his way to ensure that we were happy with his work. Top marksKenny, London, E16

Was impressed with Jason's work ethic and desire to complete the job to a high standard.Mr M. Howitt, London, SE15

To be honest, the end result was not as good as I was hoping for, although Jason did come round and do a test piece first showing us what the end result may look like. So overall disappointed not to have ended up with a shinier finish, but this was our decision to go ahead after seeing the test result.Mrs T Cannon, Bromley

Jason recently refurbished our terracotta kitchen floor and it has made such a difference - so easy to clean now and looks beautiful again. Jason worked extremely hard and we would definitely recommend his work.Ms A. Day, Gillingham

Many thanks Jason. You have done a brilliant job. Take Care Regards Connie.

Great Job! A totally professional job, done with great courtesy and minimal intrusion. And now a sparkling clean floor with advice on maintenance as well.V. Greenwood.

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Absolutely delighted with the work Jason did in our bathroom after our tilers left us with a horrendous tile grout problem. Two acid solution treatments later we decided to use the tile doctor services. Jason has done a fantastic and thorough job. Would highly recommend his work. Thank you again, our tiles finally look like they were meant too.Ms. K. Holmes

Hi Jason, Thank you very much indeed for doing such a great job on Friday. The tiles look wonderful. Now we just need to decorate the rest of the house! With thanks and best wishes, Caroline.

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